Sheep — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Sheep — Stocks was 7.53 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean is 7.53 million LSU, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 12.75 million LSU in 1967 and was at its lowest, 7.44 million LSU, in 2018.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 13th out of 37 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.53 million LSU | 12.23 million LSU | 12.75 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.15 million LSU | 10.67 million LSU | 12.21 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.95 million LSU | 10.39 million LSU | 11.45 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.56 million LSU | 8.23 million LSU | 11.20 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 million LSU | 7.73 million LSU | 8.43 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 million LSU | 7.44 million LSU | 8.19 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 million LSU | 7.51 million LSU | 7.67 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 21.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 70.46 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Sheep — stocks in Latin America and the Caribbean was 7.53 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 million LSU in 1967.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.44 million LSU in 2018.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for sheep — stocks?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 13th out of 37 regions with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.